NO Christmas panto trip is complete with some treats to snack on during the show.
But that can work out pretty pricey - especially if you have 54 kids to buy for.
Well, not if you're Becky Rutherford, who took to Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group and explained how she managed to make 54 bags of goodies for just 84p each.
In the post, she shared a series of snaps of the paper brown bags which were filled with sweets - including popcorn, Skittles, chocolate buttons and Maryland cookies.
Becky penned: "Taking my Scout group to our annual Panto trip tomorrow night.
"Having 54 to buy for, I try and keep the costs down where I can.
"Did a B&M and Home Bargains haul and made these for approx 84p each."
Becky went onto note that the bags cost just 89p for a pack of 10 at Home Bargains.
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She then added an update and penned: "We had the best night! Panto was hilarious and the ushers thanked us for the children's amazing behaviour and tidying up after themselves before we left, using the brown bags to store their rubbish in."
"Very savvy. Fab idea, have fun!" praised one.
A second enthused: "Great idea, but please encourage them to open their sweets before the performance starts so as not to disturb other theatre goers!"
A third penned: "Amazing!!! My little ones do beavers and cubs and it's just the best thing ever thanks to volunteers like you so thank you!"
Meanwhile, a fourth agreed: "Brilliant…well done and thanks for giving your time to the troop. My kids have great memories of being in the Scouts."
Another commented: "Great inspiration for me, I’m taking our brownies to the panto on Saturday and this is a great idea!"
And one more added: "Oh wow……I have just booked my first panto with my kids for December - will be doing this."
